Mainline Ratchet & Clank hasn't changed all that much in 19 years, and it's all the better for it ♥

Bioshock + Computers = Good

Fusion functions as both a step sideways and backwards which keeps it in Super Metroid's shadow.

Battlefield 1 but it's in WW2 and most of the maps are good

Would've been mind-blowing in 2012, but it's just kinda cool in [current year]

Thank Nagoshi they soft rebooted Yakuza as a JRPG and salvaged the franchise in the process

A bizarre departure from 1 in a variety of ways, many of which work, some that don't.

2017

Arkane actually knows how to write a video game!

Why can't every video game have a setting this cool and be structured this well?

Sonic goes fast on PSP 🏃‍♂️

A splendid spiritual successor to Titan Souls that sees Acid Nerve coming into their own.

A surprisingly solid follow-up to 2 that also functions as a satisfying series endpoint.

A master class in repurposing multiplayer maps